Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(2) Los Castillo Shell & Stone Inlaid Mixed Metal Animal-Form Trays
- Price realized
- $431
- Pre-sale estimate
- $200 – $400
- Hammer price
- $350
- Category
- Fine China and Tableware
- Sold
- July 10, 2026
- Sale
- JULY 2026 | DAY 1 - TREASURES FROM THE VAULTS OF A DALLAS DESIGNER PART 2
Lot description
(lot of 2) Modernist silverplate and mixed metal serving platters, Los Castillo, Taxco, Mexico, stamped maker's marks underfoot, including: (1) bird-form with inlaid blue-green hardstone eye, issuing three dished triangular compartments, approx 1"h, 11"w, 12"d; (1) modeled as a crab, with abalone shell inlaid legs and eyes, (one) eye intact with glued reinforcement, segment of shell inlay with grouted reinforcement and slight lifting, approx 2.75"h, 17"w, 11.5"d, 5.25lbs total
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.